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3/31/2003 prophet118: Combat..
i like the system... really i do... im just thiking about what i can do to stream line things a bit more... (note, that doesnt mean making anything d20 based..lol)...…
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Participants: prophet118, Valamir, Alan, Mokkurkalfe, Shadeling, Amy1419, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Eamon Voss, Noon, spunky.

3/31/2003 [FHE]dave: Fey Statistic
hello, I'm new to TROS and next week we have our first gaming session with chargeneration. So I'd like to know a thing: I want to play a Fey; what…
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Participants: [FHE]dave, Wolfen, Valamir, Shadeling.

3/30/2003 Sneaky Git: The Fate of the Fey
I can't remember which thread it was, but it got me thinking... I went back to the rulebook, flipped through, and then re-read the section detailing the Fey and the…
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Participants: Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Amy1419, Ashren Va'Hale, Shadeling, PAD the MAD.

3/30/2003 Sneaky Git: Explaining Sorcery in Game Terms
I know that there has been a ton of talk about how magic works, how to make speels, and whatnot... And I know that the rules suggest that "as a…
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Participants: Sneaky Git, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen.

3/28/2003 Fentible: Adapting Seventh Sea Magic to TROS
Hi all, I've been considering running a swashbuckling game (probably set in France in the sixteen hundreds) for quite a while and The Riddle of Steel seems to be the…
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Participants: Fentible, Stephen, Wolfen.

3/28/2003 svenlein: Idea for selling next book
Would this be possible for an option to buy the next book? I give you some money. You give me the pdf of the book. Then when the book comes…
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Participants: svenlein, Jake Norwood, Shadeling, Ron Edwards, Cynthia Celeste Miller, prophet118, Darth Tang.

3/27/2003 feanor: Is there irc/chat for TROS?
Sorry if this has been asked before. I was wondering if there is a irc or some sort of chat for tros? If not ...there should be!
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Participants: feanor, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, arxhon, Enoch, Wolfen.

3/27/2003 Mokkurkalfe: Adapting sorcery to fit my world
The translation of my game and gameworld from my former system into TROS have gone pretty well. But now it's time for sorcery. The TROS system is cool, but if…
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Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Shadeling, Ben Lehman.

3/26/2003 Darth Tang: I've fallen & I need to get up!
Some issues have arisen from my use of the melee system: I'm having to design a maneuver for those who have falen but are still combat-worthy; obviously, they're in an…
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Participants: Darth Tang, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Shadeling.

3/25/2003 kpike69: TROS Wyreth
Im wondering if there will be any further information on the world for riddle of steel?. if so when and if not why?
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Participants: kpike69, Jake Norwood, Tywin Lannister, arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Nick Pagnucco.

3/25/2003 Dave Turner: Fey and sorcerous aging
I've perused the "Magical Aging" thread from the sticky post and it didn't quite answer my question, so I'll try to be brief. I'm quite confused about how the immortality…
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Participants: Dave Turner, Stephen, Jake Norwood, Shadeling, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, dunlaing, Amy1419, Valamir, Bob Richter, arxhon, Wolfen.

3/24/2003 kpike69: TROS magic system and spells
just got my copy of TROS and im in love. I have only one minor hiccup. Im having trouble with the magic system. Spells in paticular. Im wondering if there…
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Participants: kpike69, Jake Norwood, Stephen, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Ben Lehman, Bob Richter, Rick, Ben, Ashren Va'Hale, arxhon, Fallen_Icarus, Shadeling, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Amy1419, Sneaky Git, Noon.

3/23/2003 Tywin Lannister: George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire"
Have you read it? Do you like it? For me personally, it is the best story I have ever read, even overtaking my twenty-year long Star Wars geekdom, and making…
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Participants: Tywin Lannister, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Shadeling, Amy1419, Bomilkar.

3/22/2003 Darth Tang: A site for useful books
http://www.chivalrybookshelf.com/intro.htm Many of the books, such as Secrets of German Swordsmanship and the Arte of Defense, have step-by-step photos of weapon useage. The German book has great sword, sword and…
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Participants: Darth Tang, Jake Norwood.

3/21/2003 Shadeling: A setting TROS thread on RPGnet
Lets show our support: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40708
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Participants: Shadeling, arxhon, Darth Tang.

3/20/2003 Overdrive: Shield bashing
Hi, The shield thread got me thinking. The shield could be used at least in two ways when attacking. 1) Swinging/clubbing with the shiels. Works about as the pommel attack…
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Participants: Overdrive, arxhon, Mokkurkalfe, Wolfen.

3/20/2003 Darth Tang: Tag Team methods
Preliminary to adopting much of RoS into a fantasy campaign, I used a slimed-down version of the melee system i my Fading Suns campaign to test player reaction. It was…
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Participants: Darth Tang, GreatWolf, Valamir, arxhon, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, toli, Mike Holmes.

3/20/2003 arxhon: The great Betrayer....
Well, i was rereading the section on the history of xanar Shardfinder, and the bit where he imprisoned the Great Betrayer under the Sea of Fallen Gods got me thinking....…
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Participants: arxhon, Nick Pagnucco, Ashren Va'Hale, tauman, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Noon.

3/19/2003 dunlaing: armor chart
Is there a chart somewhere of what specific locations armor does and does not cover, or are you just supposed to rule by *gasp* common sense? By specific locations, I…
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Participants: dunlaing, Brian Leybourne, Salamander.

3/18/2003 Tywin Lannister: I'm new and baffled!
Hi everyone, I'm new to the boards - and the game, which I bought last week. I have been reading through the book, and found it all a bit..baffling. The…
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Participants: Tywin Lannister, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Sneaky Git, Valamir, arxhon, Noon, Durgil, Mike Holmes, Spartan, Alan, Shadeling, Ashren Va'Hale.

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3/31/2003 Ron Edwards: Local forum policy questions
Hi Jake, Seems as if some concerns have arisen regarding TROS forum policies. Since, as Shadeling rightly points out, all moderation here is yours, and since this forum is the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood.

4/1/2003 Eamon Voss: A few questions about TROS
I picked up the full version of the game on sunday. So far I think it great! I am planning to run a test game set in 'Generica', a French…
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Participants: Eamon Voss, Ryuuko, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Noon.

4/1/2003 deltadave: TRoS combat
What is the rationale for using the weapon to determine the attack TN as opposed to using an AC type system? As an example, in my (heavily modified) D20 game…
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Participants: deltadave, Eamon Voss, Sneaky Git, Mokkurkalfe, prophet118, Valamir, Ashren Va'Hale, Thor Olavsrud.

4/2/2003 Jake Norwood: Forum Rules (Draft)
Okay, guys, here's the draft of the TROS board rules. Any commentary comes *now,* 'cause when they're offical, that's it. Jake __________________ Welcome to the Riddle of Steel Forge Forum…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Durgil, Eamon Voss, ethan_greer, Stephen, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, prophet118, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Sneaky Git.

4/2/2003 Eamon Voss: More questions from a newbie
Last night we made up characters for tomorrow night's playtest in the fictional European fief of 'Generica'. And we noticed that to have full plate armor, including the helm, causes…
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Participants: Eamon Voss, Thor Olavsrud, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Dave Turner, Wolfen.

4/3/2003 Shadeling: Simple, Quick Question
Ok, I am having a brain-fart today. If I am using a Longsword 2 Handed, it is the Greatsword/Longsword Proficiency. If I am using it 1 Handed, do I use…
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Participants: Shadeling, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

4/3/2003 Shadeling: Second Quick Question
In running my games this has come up. When using Proficiency, when you have no Proficiency, do you allow the character to use their Reflexes, or Reflexes minus a certain…
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Participants: Shadeling, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood.

4/4/2003 Eamon Voss: Quickie review by yours truly
Last night we tried out TROS. Eric left his character sheet at work and so we had to do his character again. I like how fast character creation is, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Ashren Va'Hale.

4/4/2003 arxhon: How do counters work?
How do counters work? I did a search, and couoldn't fnd anything in the 3+ pages of returns, so i apologize if this question has come up before. I tried…
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Participants: arxhon, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Ashren Va'Hale.

4/5/2003 Jake Norwood: La famiglia
Please visit the indie game design forum to help me out with this project. jake
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Mayhem1979, Ashren Va'Hale, Nick Pagnucco, Brian Leybourne.

4/6/2003 Bob Richter: The Glowing Staff Problem, faery magic, etc.
The original thread for this was five pages long and a little down the list, so I thought I'd start a new post. Got a problem with it? Oh well.…
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Participants: Bob Richter, arxhon, Anthony I, Rick, Valamir, Sneaky Git, Ashren Va'Hale, Noon, Brian Leybourne, redcrow, Mayhem1979.

4/6/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: tales of weyrth
I would be interested in hearing some of your interesting adventures and stories played within the weyrth setting. I was reading through some of the header and introductory stories and…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Ron Edwards.

4/7/2003 Tywin Lannister: Giving SA points to characters
Yesterday we finally had our first full-blooded session, and it was a blast. We learned the combat system through play (a nobleman's son and a house knight training in the…
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Participants: Tywin Lannister, Valamir, Shadeling, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, hanschristianandersen.

4/8/2003 Dave Turner: Dark Sun racial packages
I'm an old school Dark Sun fan and the recent thread of a TROS/Dark Sun blend got me really excited. I've created some potential racial packages and I'd appreciate any…
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Participants: Dave Turner, Shadeling, Brian Leybourne, Paka, Ashren Va'Hale, Eamon Voss, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, sirjaguar.

4/8/2003 Sneaky Git: Kukri
Hmm. Here's a question. How would a Khukuri (commonly known as the Kukri), the Nepalese fighting knife made famous by Gurkhas, translate into TRoS? It's a knife (a pretty big…
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Participants: Sneaky Git, Eamon Voss, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Salamander, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

4/9/2003 Spartan: Clairvoyance, Range Variable and CTN
So here I am just doing up a simple clairvoyance spell, and in calculating the CTN I'm unsure how to apply the range. Say the spell allows the caster to…
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Participants: Spartan, Shadeling, Brian Leybourne.

4/9/2003 arxhon: Multiple Opponents, again
I'm confused by the "multiple opponents rule". When it sys "split combat pool by opponents", and all parties drop red, does this mean: a. The PC mayattack both opponents by…
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Participants: arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Mayhem1979, Anthony I, Sneaky Git, Noon, Jason Kottler, PAD the MAD, Malchiah, Calder, Overdrive.

4/9/2003 deltadave: Adventure trailers
A couple of quick ideas for TRoS style adventures: One of the characters receives a message from home that they are being assailed and need help. The characters rush back…
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Participants: deltadave.

4/9/2003 Slave_Labourer: Recognising an Embedded Spell Cast
Hi there, A bit of background, I am playing a PC from Krym-Kahar who happens to be both a slave owned by one of the PCs and a sorcerer. Now…
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Participants: Slave_Labourer, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Ben, PAD the MAD.

4/10/2003 Stephen: Questions on Terrain Rolls
I've seen this noted several times as a save-ass measure when tactically outnumbered or overwhelmed. Can people provide some specific examples of how these would work in play? I don't…
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Participants: Stephen, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Dave Turner, Jake Norwood, Noon.

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